Foreign ministers downplay shared Canada-U.K. embassies

[CHIMO]

Source: CBC News

Foreign ministers for Canada and the U.K. today downplayed an agreement to share space in embassies around the world, amid criticism from opposition MPs in Ottawa.

Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague is in Ottawa to announce an agreement between the two countries that Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says will start with embassies in Haiti and Burma, and will allow civil servants to consider doing so in more countries as the need arises.

"We are not moving to merge all of our embassies and consulates around the world. We are not going to be sharing ambassadors or trade commissioners," Baird said.

"Each country will continue to have complete independence on policy and Canadian public servants will always protect and promote Canada's interests and Canada's values. In select locations, this simply allows Canadian diplomats to do their good work faster and at a lower cost to Canadian taxpayers."



Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/09/24/pol-more-details-on-sharing-embassies.html

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The modern day lemmings. The price of everything and the value of nothing. It is all reverting back to the monarchy. Every country will now have only one entity to represent Great Britain and her colony Canada. The US, Russia and China among others may now pull out of Canada and make their connection for resources through the motherland, England.

[KamaAina]

1. The immediate-past Governor General is Haitian-Canadian

Presumably there are others, particularly with Montreal being the largest francophone city in the Western Hemisphere. Haiti doesn't seem like a particularly wise choice for this, if it must even be done at all.

[CHIMO]

2. It Isn't

Haiti. It's world wide control by money!

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. What do you think the British are going to do in the Canadian embassy?

Do you really trust us so little that a British diplomat having an office in the Canadian embassy in Port-au-Prince is a problem?

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. You're wrong

"Every country will now have only one entity to represent Great Britain and her colony Canada"

They explicitly say that will not happen. You yourself quoted the bit saying that will not happen.

"The US, Russia and China among others may now pull out of Canada and make their connection for resources through the motherland, England."

You are putting forward an absurd conspiracy theory, with no evidence, showing you have not actually bothered reading the article you started a thread about. I don't think you know anything about diplomacy or foreign representation, either.

[CHIMO]

5. Thank You

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For the compliments.

If you read the articles you will see that it is a cost cutting measure. If you know how Harper works you will know that except for offices required for trade (oil) he doesn't need the rest.


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